Roses, Eyelet and Buttons

Don’t forget Treasure Hunt Tuesday.  Go to Rubbernecker Home Page for shopping, finding treasure and win a free stamp.  Sherry and Leslie are giving away blog candy so you need to leave a comment to qualify for the drawing. All you have to do to find the treasure this week is go to "Get Well" collection in Rubbernecker to find the prize.  Dave is traveling to do a show and didn’t have the time to post all the clues.

This is for the Technique Lovers Challenge on SCS to create a gift card holder.  Here is a link to the challenge and there are several tutorials on how to create this project.

I did something a little different than what was shown on the tutorial.  I got into a little trouble but know how to remedy that on my next one.  I decided I wanted a little eyelet wallet type flap to come from the back of the card and to fold over the front.  I love the polka-dot paper and thought it would be a nice contrast to a simple little rose pattern created with a flower from the Rubbernecker KK Originals Flower Collection.

I used a coral and olive marker to ink the image and stamped repeatedly to create a pretty and delicate pattern. I wanted to have ribbon coming from the back of the folder to go around a button.  I stamped the image and cut it out with my small circle punch.  I mod podged that circle to three other circle layers to form a button. I added holes and sewed the button onto the card front. I covered the sewing on the inside with another full sized piece of plain white cardstock. I created the eyelet wallet flap, by scoring my cardstock, cutting with scalloped scissors, piercing eyelet holes and adding the polka dot strip. I adhered my twill to the inside flap of the holder and then I adhered the back of the flap on the inside layer of the card and adhered the gift card folded layer over the flap. The twill wraps around the button to hold it closed. This was a fun project.  I made a few mistakes but that is how we learn.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker KK Originals Flowers

Paper:  White, Papertrey Designer Paper

Ink:  I used Olive and Coral markers directly on the stamp

Accessories:  Scalloped Scissors, Needle, Upholstery Thread, Oval and Word Punch, Twill